Arteries and veins are blood vessels that are responsible for transporting blood throughout the body. Blood vessels are made up of three layers: tunica intima, media, and adventitia.

Unlike arteries, veins contain valves that prevent backward flow as blood travels against gravity, particularly in the legs. When these valves weaken or fail, circulation problems often develop.

The LimFlow procedure allows doctors to convert a vein into a new artery that will supply fresh blood flow to the afflicted leg. Three out of four patients (76%) who underwent the procedure wound ...

In contrast, the Radial Artery Deviation and Reimplantation, or RADAR, technique creates an artery-to-vein (A-V) fistula by transposing the radial artery onto the cephalic vein in the distal ...

Typically, blood flows from arteries to capillaries and onto veins. In an arteriovenous fistula, the artery and vein connect directly. Without treatment, this can lead to venous swelling and ...

CHICAGO, IL—For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, use of radial arteries leads to less MACE over 15 years compared with using either right internal thoracic artery (RITA) or ...

When a large piece of artery has been torn away, a nearby vein can be tied off and a piece cut out for a patch. (Smaller, “collateral veins” can always take up the circulation of the large ones.) ...

The new 17,000-square-foot clinic will help treat patients having issues with their arteries, veins and lymphatics. Nearly 30% of the U.S. population suffers from vein and lymphatic disease, ...